Subsea connector specialist, SECC Oil & Gas, has unveiled its next generation of emergency disconnect solutions to help offshore operators reduce the risk of pollution and provide protection to offshore personnel, subsea equipment and the marine environment.

FuelCell Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq:FCEL) a leading manufacturer of ultra-clean, efficient and reliable power plants, today announced a commissioning event for the Direct FuelCell(R) (DFC(R)) power plant that is providing renewable hydrogen for vehicle fueling along with ultra-clean electricity for the Orange County Sanitation District (OCSD) in Fountain Valley, California. The power plant efficiently converts biogas generated from the wastewater treatment process into ultra-clean electricity for use by OCSD and renewable hydrogen for an on-site vehicle fueling station operated by Air Products (NYSE:APD). Project participants include FuelCell Energy, Air Products and the National Fuel Cell Research Center at the University of California Irvine with support from California Air Resources Board (CARB), South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Southern California Gas Company. Read more…

ARISE Technologies Corporation (“ARISE” or “the Company’) (TSX: APV and Frankfurt: A3T), a leader in high-performance, high-quality, cost-effective solar technology, today announced that its Systems Division is the co-recipient of a contract to supply several buildings owned by the Region of Waterloo with rooftop solar photovoltaic (“PV”) systems totaling 310 kilowatts (kW), following a public tender process. The total value of the contract is approximately $2.5 million. Read more…

The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] a $47 million contract to develop, demonstrate and deliver autonomous technologies for unmanned air systems in support of in-theater unmanned cargo resupply missions. Read more…

Juhl Wind Inc. (OTCBB: JUHL, the “Company”), the Leader in Community Wind Power, today announced its results for the second quarter of 2011 – wrapping up the first six months of 2011 with over $7.5 million in revenue and its first positive operating income for the first half of any given operating year since becoming a public company. Juhl Wind also reported continued growth in its cash position due to development fees, ending the first six months of 2011 with over $5 million in cash. Read more…

Finavera Wind Energy Inc. (“Finavera” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: FVR) is pleased to announce it has submitted the Environmental Assessment Application for its 117 megawatt (“MW”) Meikle Wind Energy Project in British Columbia. The Application was delivered to the Environmental Assessment Office (“EAO”) and includes detailed descriptions of the project, summaries of the studies conducted to assess baseline conditions, and an extensive analysis of potential direct and cumulative impacts relating to the construction and operation of the project. The Meikle Wind Energy Project is one of the Company’s four projects that were each awarded 25 year power purchase agreements from BC Hydro in March, 2010. The Meikle project, located 20 kilometres northwest of Tumbler Ridge, is the Company’s largest wind project and is scheduled for construction in 2013. Read more…

Silver Spring Networks and Freestyle Technology today announced they have executed an agreement to further strengthen their relationship by integrating the Freestyle Zigbee-based smart water meter module with the Silver Spring Smart Energy Platform. This partnership supports Silver Spring’s and Freestyle Technology’s vision of providing an interoperable, open and flexible networking platform that enables the development of next-generation smart grid applications for utilities and consumers. Read more…

Tesco has become the first UK retailer to receive certification from OFGEM, the government’s energy ombudsman following two years of research and development to produce a unique fully renewable ethanol bio fuel in Britain. The fuel is another key part of Tesco’s commitment to achieve 50% cuts in carbon emissions by 2020. Read more…

Smith’s Food & Drug Stores, a division of the Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR), announced today that it has completed the installation of photovoltaic energy panels at two Albuquerque, New Mexico stores. Read more…

The smart grid market in Europe will experience considerable development over the next five years, as utilities across the region work to meet rigorous efficiency mandates and integrate an ongoing build-out of renewable energies into the grid. GTM Research’s latest report forecasts the cumulative European smart grid technology market to hit €3.1 billion in 2012, with that number set to increase 120% to €6.8 billion in 2016. Read more…

JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq:JASO) (“JA Solar” or “the Company”), one of the world’s largest manufacturers of high-performance solar cells and solar power products, today announced that it has signed a supply agreement with Huanghe Hydropower Development Co., Ltd. (“Huanghe Hydropower”), a subsidiary of China Power Investment Corporation, which is one the largest power generation companies in China. Under the terms of the agreement, JA Solar will supply Huanghe Hydropower with approximately 21 MW of solar products by September 2011. Read more…

Sprott Power Corp. (“Sprott Power”) (TSX: SPZ), a developer, owner and operator of renewable energy projects, today announced along with its joint venture partner, Firelight Infrastructure Partners L.P. (‘Firelight”), that it has closed the $45.0 million non-recourse, construction and take-out debt financing for its Amherst, Nova Scotia wind project (the “Amherst Project”). The debt facility was arranged by Stonebridge Financial Corporation, with funding provided by the Great-West Life Assurance Company and Ontario Pension Board. Read more…

Chiyoda Corporation (“Chiyoda”) (TOKYO:6366)(ISIN:JP3528600004), Japan’s leading engineering and construction firm, today announces that Chiyoda has entered into a collaboration agreement with a Taiwanese company, CTCI Corporation (“CTCI”) (Head Office: Taipei) to develop the collaboration in the field of Non Hydrocarbon projects. Read more…